Facts The Way I Like It! is back with another quickfire exchange of facts between Gill and Pete and this week they get into the truth behind the myth of night-vision enhancing carrots, why Astronauts have their name, how to buy a dinosaur skeleton and Pete finds another excuse to talk about Italy in the form of where the term "paparazzi" comes from.

Finally, Gill just laughs at how Pete mis-pronounces difficult words.

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Gill and Pete take a good long look at Ancient Egypt with a keen hieroglyphic eye focused on the pharaohs and their legacies but they also look at the every day life in an incredibly advanced progressive civilisation for its time. Love and romance and chilled out attitudes were alive and well as was the adoration of cats and other god-like animals.

They also look at the life of Cleopatra, her influence and powerful leadership.

In Love Factually, they look at how the Comedy and Tragedy masks came to be, as well as how the word nice isn't as nice as it seems.

Finally, Pete has a fact about how even though Space moves pretty fast, it still takes a long time to get anywhere in the huge expansive void!

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References used in this episode:

https://www.sciencefocus.com/space/how-long-does-it-take-the-sun-to-orbit-the-galaxy

https://www.backstage.com/magazine/article/comedy-drama-theater-masks-77499/

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Gill and Pete Fact it out again and hit on some great facts including ones about moustache related strikes, Picasso's criminal connections, the scourge of the music known as "Sex Rock" and unexploded bombs on the moon.

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Once Upon a Time, two cousins set out on a voyage through the history of fairy tales. One was called Gill and she guided her cousin Pete through the perils and pitfalls of folk stories from the traditional tales passed down through generations through to their sanitised Disney counterparts. They find that these stories have their roots in scary nightmarish moral messages but ultimately live happily ever after in their capacity to simply beguile children and adults alike with stories of golden geese, talking llamas and fit swans.

They also answer series 3's first listener question and Gill learns that there is a link between Greenwich and Times Square's New Years Eve Bash!

Happy New Year!!

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Facts The Way I Like It! Is back with episode 3!

Gill and Pete throw facts at each other again. This week they touch on Tutankhamun having a hippo fight, Cave dwellers cracking each other's heads open in the name of mental health and Gill gets all excited about official animals of countries and apparently Scotland's isn't Nessie.

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Episode 3 of Series 3 of What The Factual? Hosts, Gill Smith and Pete Moor look through the timeline of the Victorian era and chart the huge changes in science, economics, industry and social reform, with the odd interlude where Gill gets forced into seeing a priceless early stamp and Pete relives a boring night at the theatre.

They are also looking to the skies again with the newly named "moons of moons" and they also meet Gill's new favourite fictional literary character "Roger Sideways" who, it turns out, has absolutely nothing to do with the 2005 film "Sideways" that managed to influence Wine tastes in the California wine regions...

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What The Factual? hosts Gill and Pete are back for Episode 2 of "Facts The Way I Like it!"

This week there is a slight leaning towards the USA in Pete's facts ranging from what is written above the fireplace of the White House to how to politely break into the offices of the FBI!

They also tell a wholesome tail about an auction for an Olympic Silver medal.

Gill is star gazing as usual and trying her best to avoid eating cornflakes for reasons best known to herself.

What The Factual? podcast series 3 is currently released every Tuesday and Facts The Way I Like It! is out every Friday.

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Gill takes Pete through the life and reign of Queen Victoria. They chat through her love and loss and her problematic offspring and they also discover that Gill has never watched Eastenders.

They also discover that frogs can be dangerous and Gill and Pete both went to the cinema.

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References in this episode:

news.llu.edu/research/stressed-…d-researchers-find

Mrs Brown on IMDb

www.imdb.com/title/tt0119280/

HistoryTalks: The Life of Lee Miller, Narrated by Kate Winslet

HistoryTalks: The Life of Lee Miller, Narrated by Kate Winslet - YouTube

Lee | Official Website | September 27 2024

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